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An estimated 70% of the plastic which enters the sea sinks, according to the organisation Dive Against Debris. And much of it is not biodegradable.

This is a problem that stretches far beyond the UK. Eight million tonnes of plastic ends up in the world's oceans every year, causing damage to this fragile ecosystem.

Transcriçãobeste slots onlineportuguês

Este não é um dia comum na praia. Os mergulhadores estão na Cornualha, no sudoeste da Inglaterra, não para se divertir, mas para catar lixo.

E grande parte disso não é biodegradável.

Vocabulary

beste slots online divers people who swim underwater as a sport or for work

beste slots online sinks goes down below the water level

beste slots online biodegradable describes something that decays naturally

beste slots online stretches extends its reach further

beste slots online ecosystem all the living things in a particular area

Exercise

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports.

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.

divers / sinks / biodegradable / stretches / ecosystem

1. The new regulations form part of Oxford City Council's new street trading policy, approved by the council on Monday evening.

It insists that all packaging and utensils passed on to customers by street traders must be made of __________ or recyclable materials.

2. Although deserts and arid lands may seem to be barren places, they often support complex and fragile __________ in which mammals play a key role.

3. A submerged prehistoric forest, discovered 200 metres off the Norfolk Coast, is about 10,000 years old, according to geologists.

Discovered by __________, the forest is part of a prehistoric Doggerland which once spread all the way to Germany.

4. Six fishermen have been rescued after their boat collided with another vessel and __________ off the coast of County Down.

5. A state of emergency has been declared in southern California in the US after two oil slicks, __________ nine miles, formed off the coast.

Answers

It insists that all packaging and utensils passed on to customers by street traders must be made of biodegradable or recyclable materials.

Source: Oxford bans non-recyclable takeaway boxes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-32299281

2. Although deserts and arid lands may seem to be barren places, they often support complex and fragile ecosystems in which mammals play a key role.

Source: Desert diversity cut by ‘human activities’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/19466470

3. A submerged prehistoric forest, discovered 200 metres off the Norfolk Coast, is about 10,000 years old, according to geologists.

Discovered by divers, the forest is part of a prehistoric Doggerland which once spread all the way to Germany.

Source: Divers discover underwater forest off Norfolk coast http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-30944708

4. Six fishermen have been rescued after their boat collided with another vessel and sank off the coast of County Down.

Source: Fishermen rescued after boat sinks off County Down coast http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-33700313

5. A state of emergency has been declared in southern California in the US after two oil slicks, stretching nine miles, formed off the coast.

Source: California oil spill sparks state of emergency http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-32821384